Synopsis

“Sleepless” are the nights of Assaad Shaftari, the former high-ranking intelligence officer in the Lebanese Forces militia, who feels guilt for his bloody acts during the civil war, and the nights of Maryam Saidi, who’s still searching for her son Maher, a young Communist fighter who disappeared in 1982. While each of them is looking for salvation, the film asks if redemption and forgiveness are possible in a community that seems unable to heal itself.

Director Biography

Eliane Raheb is a Lebanese. She directed several award-winning short films and documentaries.

Her main achievements include the documentary titled Sleepless Nights  (ranked 5th in the Sight and Sound magazine’s classification for the best documentaries of 2013) and “Those Who Remain”, a feature documentary that has participated in more than 50 film festivals and won 6 awards.

Currently, Eliane Raheb is finishing her third feature documentary “Miguel’s war”.